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Marco Garrido is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2013. His research focuses on social transformations in the Global South, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia, including countries like the Philippines, Cambodia, and Singapore. His interests lie in democratic processes, urbanization, social class, corruption, segregation, and social inequality. He examines how political institutions and social spatial boundaries shape individual experiences and perceptions of freedom and stigma. Garrido is committed to theorizing from the perspective of the Global South and reconstructing conceptual categories that reflect the realities of these regions. His work aims to provide insights into various aspects of reality, utilizing sociological modes of explanation that capture biological, psychological, and economic dimensions.
Department of Philosophy